Location: Dublin (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer with strong enterprise engineering expertise to design, build, and maintain complex, scalable systems within a regulated global banking environment.
This opportunity is ideal for a hands‑on engineer who combines strong coding ability with ownership, collaboration, and clear communication. You will contribute to mission‑critical services across distributed systems, real‑time streaming pipelines, OpenShift deployments, and high‑throughput data platforms.
Please note: project allocation may vary depending on business needs, and your experience will be aligned to the most appropriate team.
Key Responsibilities
Core Engineering & Application Development
Develop, optimise, and maintain scalable Python applications and internal platforms
Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code aligned with enterprise standards
Conduct detailed code reviews and promote engineering best practices
Mentor peers and contribute to high‑quality coding patterns
Cloud, Deployment & Platform Operations
Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot applications on OpenShift (containers, routes, pods, config maps, secrets, operators)
Collaborate with SRE and Platform teams to ensure resilient and observable systems
Streaming, Messaging & Distributed Systems
Build and support real‑time pipelines using Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, schema evolution, partitioning, offsets)
Ensure reliability, ordering guarantees, and performance optimisation across distributed services
Distributed SQL & Data Platforms
Work with Starburst / Trino for high-performance distributed SQL across federated datasets
Apply strong SQL expertise for complex queries and performance tuning
Integrate applications with Hitachi S3 for secure and scalable storage access
Caching & Performance Engineering
Implement and tune Redis‑based caching solutions for low‑latency and high‑volume workloads
Delivery & Agile Collaboration
Work closely with cross‑functional engineering squads, product owners, and data teams
Use JIRA for sprint planning, tracking, and workflow management
Participate actively in grooming, peer reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
Required Experience
Essential Technical Skills
Strong Python development within enterprise, multi‑developer environments
Experience building scalable production applications (not scripting/automation‑only backgrounds)
Hands‑on OpenShift production deployment and support
Practical experience with Apache Kafka
Professional Git workflows and code review processes
Advanced SQL (joins, CTEs, window functions, performance tuning)
Experience integrating with Hitachi S3
Redis caching in high‑throughput systems
Confident use of JIRA in Agile environments
Behavioural & Professional Qualities
Strong communication skills with global stakeholders
Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving ability
Proactive, self‑directed, and accountable
High ownership of deliverables and system health
Collaborative team player who elevates overall engineering quality
Preferred / Nice to Have
Microservices architecture and distributed transactions
CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
Exposure to enterprise security, compliance, and secret management
We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.
Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.
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